علف

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ل ف (ʕ l f)
1 term

The noun عَلَف (ʕalaf, fodder) is the most-frequent word of this root and, apparently its singular origin, hails from a form within the root ء ل ف (ʔ-l-f) such as أَلِفَ (ʔalifa, to start to like said about animals near their nourishment) etc. as quoted there.

Noun

عَلَف (ʕalafm

  1. fodder, provender, grass, hay
    Synonym: قَصِيل (qaṣīl)

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: għalf
  • Azerbaijani: yulaf
  • Gujarati: અલફ (alaph)
  • Persian: یولاف
  • Ottoman Turkish: یولاف

Noun

عُلَّف (ʕullafm (collective, singulative عُلَّفَة f (ʕullafa))

  1. edible seeds or fruits of an acacia
  2. (Sudan) umbrella thorn acacia (Vachellia tortilis)

Declension

Verb

عَلَفَ (ʕalafa) I (non-past يَعْلِفُ (yaʕlifu), verbal noun عَلْف (ʕalf))

  1. to feed (an animal), to fodder

Conjugation

Verb

عَلَّفَ (ʕallafa) II (non-past يُعَلِّفُ (yuʕallifu), verbal noun تَعْلِيف (taʕlīf))

  1. to give abundant fodder, to feed
  2. to grow pods (said of an acacia)
    Synonym: أَعْلَفَ (ʔaʕlafa)

Conjugation

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ع ل ف
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَلَّفَ (ʕallafa).

Pronunciation

Verb

علّف (ʕallaf) II (non-past يعلف (yʕallaf))

  1. to feed (animals)
    Synonym: سمّن (samman)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of علف
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m علّفت (ʕallaft) علّفتي (ʕallafti) علّف (ʕallaf) علّفنا (ʕallafna) علّفتوا (ʕallaftu) علّفوا (ʕallfu)
f علّفت (ʕallfāt)
non-past m نعلّف (nʕallaf) تعلّف (tʕallaf) يعلّف (yʕallaf) نعلّفوا (nʕallfu) تعلّفوا (tʕallfu) يعلّفوا (yʕallfu)
f تعلّفي (tʕallfi) تعلّف (tʕallaf)
imperative m علّف (ʕallaf) علّفوا (ʕallfu)
f علّفي (ʕallfi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلِفَ (ʕalifa).

Pronunciation

Verb

علف (ʕlaf) I (non-past يعلف (yaʕlaf))

  1. to be fed (animals)
    Synonym: تعلّف (tʕallaf)
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

From Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf).

Pronunciation

Noun

علف (ʕalfm (usually uncountable)

  1. fodder
  2. hay

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf). Somewhat eclipsed native اسپست (aspast) and واش (vâš) in standard Persian.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? alaf
Dari reading? alaf
Iranian reading? alaf
Tajik reading? alaf

Noun

علف ('alaf) (plural علف‌ها ('alaf-hâ))

  1. fodder, provender, grass, hay
    Synonyms: اسپست (aspast), واش (vâš)

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian علف ('alaf), from Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf).

Noun

علف ('alafm (Hindi spelling अलफ़)

  1. fodder, provender, grass, hay